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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtDL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:30 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:27 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,569 residentsin the Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop census areaMedian age 51.75,847 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,675 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C730 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August60 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRaby Castlecastle · 2.6 miDubock Poollake · 1.8 miWhorley Hillhill · under a mileRokeby Parkhistoric site · 3.4 miHumbleton Hillhill · 1.7 miEggleston Hallhistoric site · 3.7 miWhorlton Suspension Bridgebridge · 2.2 miStob Hillmountain · 5.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileLow Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197027 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 177 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryDovecote Street Surgery1.5 miPharmacyCockfield Pharmacy4.1 miDentistDental Department4.2 miPolice stationDurham Constabulary - Barnard Castle Police Station4.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cockfield, Front Street Cockfield4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryStaindrop Academyages 11-16, 504 pupils1.6 miPrimaryStaindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupils1.9 miCollegeBishop Auckland College8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL34 miRailway stationShildon8.6 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle4.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough23 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingFastned Barnard Castle3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL2 postcode district.


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